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> Saccharin breaks the walls of bacterial pathogens, causing them to distort and eventually burst, killing the bacteri Sugar, salt, kerosene and, for example,
by pshirshov 2y ago
> Saccharin breaks the walls of bacterial pathogens, causing them to distort and eventually burst, killing the bacteri
Sugar, salt, kerosene and, for example, ethanol, do the same. What is special about saccharin?
- smt88 2y agoYou can't put the other things you've listed on a wound in a hospital without some, uh... unpleasantness.
- pshirshov 2y agoSure thing you can put sugar or, for example, colloidal silver (an awesome option!).
- masfuerte 2y agoI don't fancy kerosene much. Sugar works very well [1]. Salt and ethanol are very effective in mouthwashes, though ethanol is carcinogenic. I stick to the salt. [1]: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180328-how-sugar-could-help-heal-wounds https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180328-how-sugar-could-...
- smt88 2y agoSalt is painful and I believe the risk with sugar is that it can be metabolized by bacteria or fungi, so the remnants of it can make conditions better for microbes (although I haven't googled to confirm this)